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  • F Forogar

    From this we can deduce you either use a laptop, have a very low desk or have long arms stretched up to type blindly on the keyboard on the desk above your head. I'm going for the latter; am I correct? ;)

    - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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    Amarnath S
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    Laptop. Sometimes, this laptop is on the floor, as now; sometimes on a low, slanting desk. I am a normal 5 feet 9 inch tall human being :-)

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      We've had all kinds of discussions about what computer setups and monitor setups we have...but now I'm considering getting a new desk chair for my home office. If I decide to put a little money in it to get something nice that lasts what would you recommend? Or do most people go with a cheap walmart chair?

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      Gjeltema
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      I got this Humanscale Freedom Headrest chair a few years ago. Pricey, and when you first sit in it you'll be like "nice, but why so expensive?". The value becomes clear after you've been sitting in it for 8+ hours a day, every day. It helps so much, and it's so nice to sit in. Here's the configuration page for the chair: Humanscale[^] Go with the gel armrests and seat - it's extra but VERY worth it.

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        Laptop. Sometimes, this laptop is on the floor, as now; sometimes on a low, slanting desk. I am a normal 5 feet 9 inch tall human being :-)

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        Dan Neely
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        awww darn, I was hoping you were going to say you used a periscope to view the monitor. :laugh:

        Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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        • K Kschuler

          We've had all kinds of discussions about what computer setups and monitor setups we have...but now I'm considering getting a new desk chair for my home office. If I decide to put a little money in it to get something nice that lasts what would you recommend? Or do most people go with a cheap walmart chair?

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          Dan Neely
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          The difference between a crappy standard office chair and a relatively inexpensive ($200-300) one that suits me well and has a strong enough tensioning system was night and day for my back. The $150 officemart char with the wide and tall back, did wonders for my comfort as well; but the tensioner for the tilt system was too weak and my fat backside crushed it to death in relatively short order. I haven't been impressed with the durability of any of the chairs I've bought - none lasted more than a few years before having some sort of major wear - but I'm unwilling to drop $1k on a chair without trying it out, and I can't find anyone selling big/tall chairs in retail closer than a full days drive each direction. (Being stuck with a $250 chair that didn't suit my back and for which I couldn't return because the cylinder was permanently friction locked into the wheel base preventing the required disasembly was bad enough.)

          Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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          • K Kschuler

            We've had all kinds of discussions about what computer setups and monitor setups we have...but now I'm considering getting a new desk chair for my home office. If I decide to put a little money in it to get something nice that lasts what would you recommend? Or do most people go with a cheap walmart chair?

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            Brisingr Aerowing
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            I have an elastic band chair[^] and I find it rather comfortable. It might not be for everyone, though.

            What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question? The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism. Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???

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            • K Kschuler

              We've had all kinds of discussions about what computer setups and monitor setups we have...but now I'm considering getting a new desk chair for my home office. If I decide to put a little money in it to get something nice that lasts what would you recommend? Or do most people go with a cheap walmart chair?

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              gardnerp
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              I spent $500 USD on my chair. It was worth every penny. It has a 12 year 24 hour/day warranty which means three shifts of people can sit in it continuously for 12 years. It's 10 years old and looks brand new. Very comfortable but alas no fart muffler. Herman Miller Aeron[^]

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                I spent $500 USD on my chair. It was worth every penny. It has a 12 year 24 hour/day warranty which means three shifts of people can sit in it continuously for 12 years. It's 10 years old and looks brand new. Very comfortable but alas no fart muffler. Herman Miller Aeron[^]

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                Slacker007
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                Reduces heat build up, which is another "nicer" way of saying it allows your farts to pass through your chair more freely, thus reducing heat build up on your bum. :thumbsup:

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                • B Brisingr Aerowing

                  I have an elastic band chair[^] and I find it rather comfortable. It might not be for everyone, though.

                  What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question? The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism. Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???

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                  Dan Neely
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                  The look reminds me of cheap lawn furniture my parents had 25-30 or so years ago that was always trying to pinch you in the gaps between bands. IIRC they were a non-stretchy plastic; but I might've just been too small to give any stretch from them.

                  Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                  • B Brisingr Aerowing

                    I have an elastic band chair[^] and I find it rather comfortable. It might not be for everyone, though.

                    What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question? The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism. Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???

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                    I followed the link and was told I should use SQL server exclusively. At least I assume that's what "Access denied" means...

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                    • K Kschuler

                      We've had all kinds of discussions about what computer setups and monitor setups we have...but now I'm considering getting a new desk chair for my home office. If I decide to put a little money in it to get something nice that lasts what would you recommend? Or do most people go with a cheap walmart chair?

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                      GuyThiebaut
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                      I use my piano stool as my desk chair - it is great as I have to sit up straight and it is quite comfortable. I realise it's a bit of an eccentric suggestion but sometimes chairs with poor back support are worse than having no back support.

                      “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

                      ― Christopher Hitchens

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                        I use my piano stool as my desk chair - it is great as I have to sit up straight and it is quite comfortable. I realise it's a bit of an eccentric suggestion but sometimes chairs with poor back support are worse than having no back support.

                        “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

                        ― Christopher Hitchens

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                        TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                        That must be a bitch when you lean back. ;P

                        Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun

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                        • G GuyThiebaut

                          I use my piano stool as my desk chair - it is great as I have to sit up straight and it is quite comfortable. I realise it's a bit of an eccentric suggestion but sometimes chairs with poor back support are worse than having no back support.

                          “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

                          ― Christopher Hitchens

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                          Lost User
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                          Where is middle C on your keyboard? :-D

                          Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                            Where is middle C on your keyboard? :-D

                            Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                            GuyThiebaut
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                            ...next to C#? :-D

                            “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

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                              ...next to C#? :-D

                              “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

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                              Clever comeback! I should have seen this coming! :laugh:

                              Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                              • K Kschuler

                                We've had all kinds of discussions about what computer setups and monitor setups we have...but now I'm considering getting a new desk chair for my home office. If I decide to put a little money in it to get something nice that lasts what would you recommend? Or do most people go with a cheap walmart chair?

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                                Mycroft Holmes
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                                Spend the money, get something that is comfortable and supports your back! Our office went for the cheap seats, bloody uncomfortable and would not rise enough so my legs were horizontal. Bought a $400 one from Ikea of all places and have been happy with it for 5 years so far.

                                Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                                • A Amarnath S

                                  My example is of 'No chair'. All my coding, reading, writing are done sitting on the floor. :-)

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                                  Jacquers
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                                  Gives new meaning to the Math.Floor(); function :P

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                                    Gives new meaning to the Math.Floor(); function :P

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                                    Amarnath S
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                                    :thumbsup:

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